News List | HEC Paris

October 2024

About

Ratan Tata’s Legacy: Visionary and Responsible Leadership in a Globalized World Remembered at HEC Paris

Ratan Tata, the former chairman of Tata Group, passed away on October 9, 2024. On April 23, 2015, we had the immense honor of welcoming him to the HEC campus to present him with an Honoris Causa degree from the HEC faculty. Known for his transformational and ethical leadership with a strong sense ...

Oct 11, 2024

Sustainability & Organizations Institute

S&O 2024 Purpose Day Report : The Central Role of Culture in Purpose-based Business

In collaboration with the Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation, the S&O Purpose Center is publishing The Central Role of Culture in Purpose-Based Business report, the fruit of the 2024 Purpose Day's teaching and results. Over 200 leaders from various sectors gathered to discuss ...

Oct 11, 2024

Summer school

Shining a Light on the HEC Paris Summer Programs: A Personal Account

Following his Summer School experience, we reached out to Andrea Romanó to share why he felt it was so valuable for him. His bubbling enthusiasm shows how this transformative experience has profoundly influenced his academic and personal growth, leaving him eager to recommend it to future

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Oct 10, 2024

PhD Program

PhD Dissertation Defense, Markus Bak-Hansen, Finance

Oct 08, 2024

Photo of HEC Paris Professor, Vincent Fraitot

Master's programs

Empowering students to meet the challenges of an AI and data-driven world

In our fast-moving digital world, everything has become a source of information - data from social media, email exchanges, consumption habits, GPS data, bank transactions - the list is endless. Data is now at the core of almost every business decision and all kinds of organizations are converting ...

Oct 07, 2024

A smiling woman with medium-length brown hair, wearing a denim shirt, set against a blue and gold background with a quote from Tara Montgomery, MSC Change Leadership

Executive Education

Being a Change Agent: Insights from Tara Montgomery in the Healthcare Sector

Tara Montgomery’s career has spanned the worlds of media, education, advocacy, and policy, with a focus on improving health systems. As a social entrepreneur, Tara has spent the past eight years building Civic Health Partners, an independent consulting and coaching practice that helps leaders in ...

Oct 03, 2024

Photo de groupe des participants à l'événement Prix Vernimmen 2024, debout dans un espace moderne et bien éclairé avec une décoration intérieure blanche

Faculty & Research

The 2024 Vernimmen Award Rewards Teaching Excellence in Entrepreneurship and ESG

For the 26th consecutive year, HEC Paris celebrated two of its most dedicated educators by awarding them the prestigious Pierre Vernimmen Award. Hélène Löning, an accounting professor known for her pivot toward environmental and sustainable finance, and Michel Safars, a leading voice in ...

Oct 02, 2024

Doers to Doers - Les Premiers Jours de tes Recrues

Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute

The first days of your recruits can change EVERYTHING

Let's dive into the HR dimension with this new "Doers to Doers," a flagship event of the Incubateur HEC Paris. Doers to Doers offers pragmatic feedback and concrete advice from experts to entrepreneurs.

Oct 01, 2024

September 2024

Atulya Jain, HEC PhD, Economics & Decision Sciences

PhD Program

Dissertation Defense, Atulya JAIN, Economics and Decision Sciences

Sep 30, 2024

Sustainability & Organizations Institute

Strengthening Our Team to Address Economic Inclusion Challenges

How can organizations address inequalities and foster inclusion? This is the renewed challenge that the HEC S&O Inclusive Economy Center will strive to meet with the help of its new academic director Brian Hill, and two young researchers Octavio de Barros and Bariscan Yalcin who have just joined the ...

Sep 30, 2024